Cannabis valued over Rs 8 mn nabbed

The two suspects had transported the cannabis which weighed around 100 kilograms hidden under a stock of coir ropes. The cab and the two suspects were nabbed in the Kochchikade area by a team attached to the Police Narcotics Bureau while the suspects were on their way to Colombo.

The two suspects aged 22 and 35are residents of Puttalam area.

The suspects had ordered the stock from India and taken the stock into the country via a sea route from Kalpitiya.